leaky master cylinder cover
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Road Captain
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leaky master cylinder cover
on my 2010 s/g with abs i notice a lil brake fluid around the cover ive taken the cover off cleaned it and put it back on making sure it was tight,still geting a lil leak.any one eles have this prob
Cruiser
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From: Whittier, Ca
check the torque on the screws..... it's like 6 in/lbs... which is like nothing. In the "fix my hog" chapter on brakes... they say if you over-tighten the screws on the caps, they'll leak. Just sayin........
Road Warrior
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From: SC
+1 on this... had a gift card for $30 and the difference was $40, so out of pocket for me was $10... Thank you warranty... 09 Road King Classic here...
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Road Captain
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ok ill check the torque i might be making it to tight causing the gasket to squeeze out .. thanks
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Road Master
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Yup, this seems to be an issue for a lot of folks. I had two 08's both did it. My 09 Ultra does not have any issue as of yet. One would think this wouldn't be a common problem but it sure seems to be...
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They supposedly redesigned the internal rubber baffling and/or the cover around mid-'08. I knew about the problem with '07 and '08 models and kept an eye on it. When it started oozing two years ago and I had them replace the cover assembly in warranty before it did any damage to the MC housing itself. No more problem after that, so I assume the redesign of the baffle was successful.
Last edited by iclick; Jul 16, 2010 at 10:50 PM.